Chapter 814: Calls from the Desolate Antiquity Era (1/2)
Each of the five major sects and three major clans had deployed one Void domain overseer here, and there happened to be eight stone statues here that had been awakened.
A fierce battle broke out as soon as Yue Yanxi and the other experts arrived at the heart of the Seven-star Blue Sea.
Even the middle Void domain old man from the Trisword Sect, who had been cowering in the distance after the deaths of ten Trisword Sect juniors, showed himself.
In a flash, the void in that area seemed to be torn apart by countless explosions of spiritual light that were as fierce as the sun.
Enveloped in their ethereal private domains that were wreathed in spiritual incantations they had practiced for centuries, Yue Yanxi and the other experts unleashed vast soul fluctuations that spread out and filled heaven and earth.
Fierce sword intent unleashed by the middle Void domain expert from the Trisword Sect touched Nie Tian’s Heaven Eyes.
In the next moment, Nie Tian experienced agonizing pain in his mind, disabling him from holding his Heaven Eyes together.
It was unknown whether the Trisword Sect expert had done it on purpose, but he did cause Nie Tian’s Heaven Eyes to scatter and vanish.
Nie Tian let out a muffled groan as the wisps of soul awareness in his Heaven Eyes returned to his mind.
He opened his eyes and gazed off towards the heart of the Seven-star Blue Sea, but couldn’t see anything anymore.
“Who’s that expert from the Trisword Sect?” Nie Tian asked in a grim voice.
“Guan Yinchuan. Why?” Qiao Yunxi asked confusedly.
Eyebrows furrowed, Nie Tian said, “His sword intent shot into and shattered the clusters of soul awareness I sent there to keep a watch on things. I have a feeling that he did that on purpose.”
Qiao Yunxi frowned slightly. “I don’t think so. My soul awareness was also influenced by a soul storm when the battle broke out over there, and I had to withdraw it. As far as I see it, he probably just sent his sword intent in all directions, and didn’t target you specially.”
With an expressionless face, Nie Tian said, “Perhaps.”
He glanced around and noticed that Yin Yanan and Mu Biqiong had also withdrawn their soul awarenesses.
Then, he realized that considering their cultivation bases, even if they wanted to observe from here, they couldn’t get a clear view of the battle between the Void domain experts and the eight stone statues.
The spiritual power and soul power fluctuations created by the Void domain experts and the stone statues filled that entire area like a devastating storm.
The girls’ soul awarenesses would be greatly influenced if they approached that area.
They knew that they would be courting death if they sent their soul awarenesses there under such circumstances.
After pondering in silence for a while, Nie Tian added with a grim face, “I’m afraid this battle will be a tough one… Since we can’t even observe the battle from here, there’s no need for us to stay here anymore.”
“So where do you want to go?” Qiao Yunxi asked.
“Let’s return to your sect’s ancient starship first,” Nie Tian said, his eyes narrowed. “The five major sects and three major clans will soon receive word of what’s happening here, and send more Void domain experts. Void domain experts from all over the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries will soon gather to the eight stone statues’ location.
“We won’t even be able to observe a battle that fierce, so we might as well leave now.”
With these words, he looked at Yin Yanan and Mu Biqiong.
The two of them remained silent for a while before finally letting out a sigh and nodding.
Seeing that they had agreed to leave, Qiao Yunxi started the Flame Bird without saying anything.
The Flame Bird sped off at full speed.
After flying for quite a while, it arrived and descended on the Divine Flame Sect’s ancient starship, where a teleportation portal stood.
An old man from the Divine Flame Sect was standing beside the teleportation portal. Upon seeing them, he seemed rather shaken up. “How’s the battle at the heart of the Seven-star Blue Sea going?”
Qiao Yunxi shook her head. “We’re not sure. We just know grand elder and the other Void domain experts have initiated attacks. They’re hoping to destroy the ninth stone statue, or at least stop it from awakening. Our cultivation bases are too low to stay there and observe the battle with our soul awarenesses, so we could only come back here, where we’ll be able to teleport back to the Realm of Divine Flame right away if things go south.”
The man then said, “We’ve already informed our headquarters of the upheaval in the Seven-star Blue Sea. But many of our Void domain elders are either in secluded cultivation or out on exploration trips, and can’t come here at the first possible moment.”
Unlike Qiao Yunxi and the other girls, he had been very insecure and uneasy to learn that a large stone statue had appeared in the depths of the Seven-star Blue Sea.
Young people were usually daring and curious, but that clearly wasn’t the case for him.
He had a feeling that if the ninth statue actually surfaced, the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries would be bound to go through heaven-shaking, earth-shattering changes.
Even Patriarch Pure Heaven probably would have to avoid fighting it directly.
If it came down to that, the entire Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries would have to live in the shadows of those stone statues...
The old man’s expression suddenly flickered. “The other parties’ ancient starships are now sailing away from the Seven-star Blue Sea!”
The Seven-star Blue Sea was very vast, and the seven dead stars were separated from one another by great distances.
Nie Tian couldn’t see any of the ancient starships the old man was referring to by just relying on his eyesight, so he wondered how he could tell that the other parties’ ancient starships were evacuating.
Eyebrows knitted, the old man pondered for a while before saying, “I doubt that grand elder and the others will be able to stop the ninth statue from awakening. You’d better not stay here anymore, and return to our headquarters through this teleportation portal first!”